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Anoo Bhuyan

@AnooBhu

Thread: #BLM
For 2 weeks Ive been playing C O O L by Le Youth on loop, dancing around my house...
So many remixes... so good...

But something felt really familiar, and I couldnt place it...
Wiki says Le Youth "heavily samples" from Cassie's Me & U.

So I checked out Me & U.
#ST

2. Le Youth/ Wes James: White, American, male, DJ.
C O O L was his debut single, in 2013.

Cassie: Black, American, female, singer.
Me & U released in 2006.

When Wiki says he "heavily samples," he really does.
#BLM

3. When Wiki says he "heavily samples," he really does. Everything including the sexy way Cassie says "So cool," which is really the zing of his song and then even became the very title of his track.... this white boy has taken from Cassie.

Cassie & her team, not credited.

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Khalea Underwood

@letsbeKHAlear

I slept on it. Prayed on it. And I think it’s my time to share my story.

Some of you might know me from my work at Refinery29, where I largely wrote about Black beauty. A lot of you don’t know the story behind those stories. (Thread) #blackatR29

I was hired as a Beauty Writer in 2017… a “natural hair writer,” specifically, is what I was told during my interviews. I was too young and too eager to realize that I was signing up to be tokenized.

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Mona Eltahawy

@monaeltahawy

Listen

“BLACK FOLKS, KEEP POSTING. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
-Either #TheShowMustBePaused got misunderstood outside of the music industry OR someone co-opted it to suppress Black voices and engage in digital protest suppression.” - @MsPackyetti

“This does NOT sit right with my spirit & I can’t find a single source post or organizer or black led-organization that started this! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
If I’m wrong, I’ll say I’m wrong.”
- @MsPackyetti

“If you post a black pic in solidarity, fine. But if you are BLACK, do NOT silence yourself for the rest of the day. NOW IS THE TIME OUR VOICES SHOULD BE UP FRONT. Whether you post your pain or joy, ALL of it is resistance because BLACK EXISTENCE IS RESISTANCE”⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

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Ariane Datil

@arianedatil

Just spoke to 1 of the more than 40 people seeking refuge inside of a strangers house on 15th & swann. He says he @DCPoliceDept chased the group w tear gas. He doesn’t know when he’ll be able to go 🏠. @wusa9 #blacklivesmatter @DMVBlackLives #MartialLaw #amplifymelanatedvoices